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In Egypt, the Tradition of the Pharoahs Lives On – WSJ.com
February 6 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Philosophy
Arab World Built Colleges, but Not Jobs (unless they were Govt)
February 5 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastArab World Built Colleges, but Not Jobs – WSJ.com. By DAVID WESSEL in Washington and CHIP CUMMINS in San’a, Yemen Excerpts… Protests erupting across the Middle East are fueled by frustrations ranging from the lack of political freedom to police brutality. But in countries wracked by protest and those that have remained peaceful, a common thread runs: Governments have expanded... Read more
Stability’s End -Henninger
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastHenninger: Stability’s End – WSJ.com. ===== ‘Stability” has been the goal of civilized foreign policy since the dawn of the Cold War and arguably since the Congress of Vienna, which posited a framework for international relations in 1815. Stability, whose virtues are many, has had a worthy run. It’s done. Stability is done as we have known it, at... Read more
How Cairo, Washington Were Blindsided
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastHow Cairo, Washington Were Blindsided by Revolution – WSJ.com. Seems Obama wasn’t doing “enough talking” – that’s all it takes, you know. ============= Two months before Egypt exploded in popular rage, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egypt’s foreign minister, in her seventh-floor offices in Washington. U.S. officials were miffed that Cairo was ignoring their pleas to make... Read more
Israel Asks West to Help Guard Pact With Egypt
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastIsrael Asks West to Help Guard Pact With Egypt – WSJ.com. The Israeli question – something I did not think could “hide” for very long. =========== JERUSALEM—Unnerved by the quickening collapse of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime, Israel is pressing the U.S. and other Western leaders to demand that any successor in Egypt preserve that country’s peace accord with the... Read more
